Means for fastening seed distributors to metal hoppers



' l 1,630,850` May 3l 1927- H. D. JONES MEANS FOR FASTENING SEED DISTRIBUTORS IO METAL HOPPERS Filed MaylO. 1926 atto: nu.

Y the hopper bottom without the aid of screws distributors attached thereto.

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan'view of the saine parts@ Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4,4 of Fig. 1j

. nected together andha-ving at' its upper end y .I Application Afiled May'ilO,

' This invention relatesv to seeding machines,

it" particularly relating to seedingmachines v or other siniilarfasteni-ngdevices.

Referring tothe drawingsj the hopper bottom lshowing one of the seed 'Fig 2 is a rear elevation of thev parts shown in Fig.` 1. Y

vReferringto the drawings, l represents al .portion of the metallicbottoin ofaV metal hopper. The outer casing Vof a seed distributor of usual form is shown at 2, this casingl being preferably in two parts suitably conyon all sides thereof va laterally projecting flange r3, the corners of which are preferably rounded as indicated yin dotted lines at V3.-

' As is usual-in the 'seed feeding devices' forV seeding machines, a feed'shaft 4 extends through the casings of the entire'series of the seed distributors todrivethe feed wheels" therein.v

The bottom of the'hopper is formed with a series of openings, such as the one 5 shown in the drawings, and a feeddistributor is 'secured to the under lside of the' bottom of ythehopper beneath each one ofthese openings so as to receive the seed from the hopper. In the present caseV the hopper bot-toni is formed of sheet metal which can be readily out and pressed to the desired form.' In order to secure the distributors invposition, I provide for each distributor a sei-ies'.` of

` shelves arranged to receive the corners of the flange 3`of the distributor casing.V Thesejl shelvesfare formed integrally with the ine-` tallic hopper'bottom byfcut-ting and pressing portions thereof tothe required form,-

preferably at four dierent points abouteach opening 5, the metal being'so cut and pressed Figi is a top plan view of a vportionof vent rattling.

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y i-u llvnv.fi). tongs;onfspnrnerinnn, omo.' iissienon 'ro1rniiniiinnioan SE1-initie Y i 'as to vprovide a horizontall shelf @connected l`to; the inaiii body off-tl'ie'hopper' bottoni-by a j wall or web. shown, afpoirtion-ofthis wall, .as 'indicated atfZ, is formedvonthe arc of a cirelefstruclr fioinvthe center ofthe opening 5, while another portion ofthe wall .I

yindicated at",isformed on afstraightv-'liiie which'willflieparallel with the edge ofthe flange 3 of the distributor casing when this" casing 'has Vbeen attached 'to' the hopper bottom.y

position on Vthe hoppervbottoin so that Vone en dof each of its roundedcornerswilllie coincident with thatV end ofthe correspondf' x V.ing shelf opposite tothe straight wall? y7'7. L

VIn applying the 4distributor, the.distribuy tor is turned at a slightangle to itsnormal By then turning the distributor ini'the'direction of the arrows, the .roundedcornersa-f i offthe flange Bride vupon the shelves 6 until f theflange 3 .contacts withthe straight'walls which act as stops to correctly posi V'tion thedistributor.' After all'the distribu-.l

tors have been positioned on'A the hopper botfoin, the feed shaft 4 isfinsjerted through? ithe distributor casingsandk'acts' to prevent V,the distributor casings'jfroin turning `upon theV shelves v and thereby holds the distributors inlposition. The 'shelves 6 and walls7" Y and?" are sof formed V that the distributor flanges' will vhave a coinparatively'snug ,fit

therein, requiring the.fdistributorsjto bei forced toposition,` the Vshelves and walls,

4being lof Vsheet metal, yielding tol a certain extent if necessary, thereby serving to hold the distributors Having thus claim:

l. The combination,`with a metal hopper-. -bottonihaving an opening, and a feedfdisfy 1 described` my invention,

9e firmly in positionand pretributor casing` flanged at its? upper end, of means jforseeuring said distributorv casing@y tothe-under side of saidhopperjbottoin.in line with said opening 'consisting vof shelves hopper bottom.y

'2. The combination, withi lsheet metal?. .Y hopper bottoniv having an opening, 'anda f distributorfcasing havinga flanged upper end, .of aQjpluralit-y'gof. depressed shelves 10o formed onthe underside'of saidY hopper r j bottom aboutl said opening arranged to be Vengaged bythe flange of said`casing by a' f-"f' partial rotation ofrsaid casingto 'securethe flange wholly to the lower surface of said:y y

' ormedffron tbefinetal of thefhopper bot-A tom about `said openingv and arranged. to reeelve the oornersuofthe cbstrxbutor zpnge to f' hoppe bottomhaving-an opening 1nde; die! ngzt anged upper end,

of wplurid'ty ofdepess'ed slle'vesffomed' f froxn the metal-,of the hoppeny bottom about timid opening, eaehfsbelf being` eonneeted to `'"the*hoppen vbottom A'by "pau integral Wall, a

yportion owhchis shaped 'toiornl va .stop

- fon `said flange.

' .JThezconlbnaton, with a' Sheet meta-1 hoppen bottom having an open'ng'and a dief Y tlbtitol'eas11g 'having a angedupper end,

ofevplurality ofV depressed Shelves formed 4from the metal of the hoppel'bottorn about "said opening, Aeeebshellt' being oonneetedto vthe hoppen bottom by an integral'wall, a

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porton Y.of Whieb is vformed togpermt e parta-1 rotation of the distbutor'fngejon`.

foljrn a stop for said flange; A t

AVthe shelf and enothe` portion fs'hapedldto: l

hopper betteln bevi-ng aniopen-ng andr 1 dlstrlbntol-casmg havlngk @flanged upper* onmed from the` metal of tbe hopper ,bot-l the ybeppe;` opening and` anothenpolftionl e'x- `V utol flange VAwhen said: distributor ,n is asselnbled-.with the hopper v bottom.yr y, ln'testnnony Whereoi:V I have heeunto set my bend this 8th (lary of .Ma L926.4

HENRYDJONES- 

